Castor vs Waved Pincertail

Ricinus communis compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Gomphidae
Genus	Ricinus	Onychogomphus
Species	Ricinus communis	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Waved Pincertail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Castor

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Castor

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi